Admissions to Schools

Barking and Dagenham

If your child is between the age of 4 and 16 and you would like them child to attend a school in Barking and Dagenham, the Admissions Team will process your application. The forms you complete will depend on your child's date of birth and circumstances.

Reception Admission|

If your child was born between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007, they may start school in September 2011. This is not an automatic process even if your child is attending a nursery and you will need to apply for a place at our infant or primary schools.

Please read the 'The Road to Learning web pages' before you apply. This will not be available until October 2010. The closing date for all applications is Saturday 15 January 2011. If you apply after this date, you will need to fill out the application form, and this will be processed as a late application.

Transferring from infant to junior classes|

If your child is currently attending year 2 at one of the borough's infant school's you must apply for your child's year 3 place at the linked junior school by Saturday 15 January 2011.

Moving from Primary to Secondary School|

If your child was born between 1 September 1999 and 31 August 2000 they will be transferring to a secondary school in September 2011. This move is not an automatic process and you will need to apply for a place at the secondary schools you would like your child to go to.

Please read the 'The Right Secondary School web pages' before you apply. The closing date for all applications is Sunday 31 October 2010. If you apply after this date, you will need to follow the In-year admissions process.

In-Year Admissions (All Other Admissions)|

For all other year groups, you will need to come into the Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square, Barking to apply. We are open Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm and Saturday, 9am - 1pm.

Exclusions|

Exclusion is when a pupil is not allowed to attend school for a fixed term or permanently.

Admission Arrangements Consultation 2011-12|

The determined admissions arrangements have been agreed for our community schools.

Admissions Forum

Annual Report of the Barking and Dagenham Admissions Forum 2009-10 PDF 859K

This report is the third annual report produced by Barking and Dagenham Admissions Forum and it deals with all activities related to school admissions for all the maintained schools within the authority for the 2009-10 academic year.

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